An A.I.’s love for a human family leads to danger on an orbiting space station…
A hipster accidentally destroys Alcatraz while crushing on a cute coffee barista…
A girl on trial for mass murder is either evil incarnate — or victim of a demon most foul…
Across the ages, a time-traveling secret agent fights to save the family he lost forever…
These tales — and more — are now available in Michael Ryder’s debut collection of short fiction. includes stories that appeared originally in Penumbra, Compelling Science Fiction, Devilfish Review, and Fiction River.